2023 Presenters

Dr. Gabor Maté

Dr. Gabor Maté

"Psychedelics: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" Watch Now - Click here Gabor Maté M.D., C.M., is a Canadian physician (retired), public speaker and bestselling author,published internationally in multiple languages. His book on addiction, the award-winning In theRealm...

Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets

"Psilocybin Mushrooms, Bridging Cultures across Continents: A Worldwide Re Awakening"   Paul Stamets is the author of seven books. He is an invention ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and was inducted into The...

Pam Kryskow

Pam Kryskow

 "Psychedelic Therapy: Models for Creating Community and Accessibility” Synopsis: As psychedelic medicines are returning to systems of health care and wellness, is there a 'best' model? What are the options for creating environments for healing and wellness while...

Chief Rueben George

Chief Rueben George

"“It Starts Here: Paths to a Better Way” " Watch Now - Click Here   Sun Dance Chief Rueben George Director of Community Development for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Indigenous Community Organizer, and Spiritual Leader Sun Dance Chief Rueben George of...

Flavio Santi

Flavio Santi

la"Sacha Supay. Spirit of the Jungle. The Book of the Ancestors" Flavio Santi, Ayui Yu Flavio Santi is an Indigenous Ki-Shuar leader, hereditary shaman, and plant medicine healer of the Ayuy Yu clan of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Since the 1990s, he has led an...

The Dank Duchess

The Dank Duchess

"Dissolving the Mask with Cannabis and Psilocybin" Watch Now - Click Here The Dank Duchess is an international Hashish Consultant, Cannabis Cultivator, and Public Speaker using all media to help spread cannabis and psychedelic wellness awareness globally. With 20...

G. William Barnard

G. William Barnard

"Psychedelic Interactions with Spirit Beings and Energies" G. William (Bill) Barnard is a Professor of Religious Studies, as well as a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. His primary areas of research...

Susan Beaulieu

Susan Beaulieu

"Embodying the Ancestral Wisdom of the Medicine Wheel: The Power of Entheogens for Re-Membering" Susan Beaulieu (She/Her), Healing Justice Director, is Anishinaabe and an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation. Susan has worked directly with Indigenous communities...

Victor Cabral

Victor Cabral

"Psychedelic Storytelling: A Sacred Liberation and Decolonization Practice" Victor Alfonso Cabral, LSW, is an Afro-Latinx professional deeply dedicated to serving and uplifting historically marginalized communities. Drawing from his personal and professional...

Acacea Lewis

Acacea Lewis

"The Origins of the Ritual Use of Crystals and Mushrooms" Acacea Lewis is the Founder of Divine Master Alchemy LLC, and Divine Master University, a school for Entheogenic Cultural Literacy and Applied Naturopathic Medicine Research.  Acacea is a student of Baba...

Mark Haden

Mark Haden

"Psychedelic Guiding" Mark Haden is a major figure in the field of psychedelic medicines, with a long list of past and present activities and responsibilities. Among—and beyond—these, he is the Clinical Supervisor for the Psychedelic Treatment Program at Qi Integrated...

Ifetayo Harvey

Ifetayo Harvey

"The Shortcomings of Wellness" Ifetayo Harvey founded the People of Color Psychedelic Collective (POCPC). The POCPC educates and builds community with people of color interested in psychedelics and ending the war on drugs. In 2022, Open Society Foundations named...

Susan Leopold, PhD

Susan Leopold, PhD

“Psychedelics: From Personal to Planetary Healing” Susan Leopold, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and passionate defender of biodiversity. Prior to working at United Plant Savers, she worked as a librarian at the Oak Spring Garden Library, specializing in digitizing rare...

Ismail Ali

Ismail Ali

"A Full-spectrum Psychedelic PolicyParadigm: Establishing, Reconciling Tensions and Seeking Harmonization" Ismail Lourido Ali, JD (he/him or they/them) has been personally utilizing psychedelics and other substances in celebratory and spiritual contexts for over...

Marco Sánchez

Marco Sánchez

Watch Marco's Full Presentation Here Marco Sánchez is a practitioner and researcher of plant technology. He assists in facilitating healing trough the teachings of shipibo cosmovision technology from the Amazon. Marco has been practicing and learning for over 17 years...

Tom Hatsis & Eden Woodruff

Tom Hatsis & Eden Woodruff

Eden began her psychedelic journey volunteering for the Portland Psychedelic Society in 2016. In 2018, she co-founded Psanctum and began producing events. Her contributions to the organization also include film, photography, and graphic design. In 2020, she founded...

Melanie Waterfall

Melanie Waterfall

"Reclamation of the Spirit: Breaking Through Old Paradigms with 5-MEO" Melanie Waterfall has over twenty-five years of experience in various spiritual and personal growth modalities with and without the use of plant medicine. As an Addiction Recovery and...

Richard Kay

Richard Kay

"Reclamation of the Spirit: Breaking Through Old Paradigms with 5-MEO" Richard is a founder of The Sentinel Retreat & Wellness Centre in Kaslo B.C., which hosts providers of plant medicines for group and individuals and offers training for psychedelic...

Simon Haiduk

Simon Haiduk

"The Science of Visionary Art" Growing up in British Columbia, Canada, Simon developed a strong affinity for nature with creative foundations in visual art and music. In 2004 he gravitated towards painting as a full-time endeavor bringing his musical background into...

Theda Phoenix

Theda Phoenix

Theda Phoenix is a sacred sound channel, intuitive singer, sound-healer, songwriter and recording artist whose enchanting voice, shamanic sounds and soul inspiring lyrics move people deeply, catalyzing wellness and transformation.She works with a variety of...

Shine

Shine

Renowned Australian didjeridu master Shine has been performing, teaching, and offering sound healing for close to 30 years. He has performed at numerous international festivals to thousands of people and shared the stage with many well-known artists, including Mickey...

Curtis Andrews

Curtis Andrews

Curtis Andrews is a Canadian musician with global persuasions; a percussionist/composer/teacher who creates music that is informed by his many years of experience with West African, South Indian and jazz traditions yet transcends most categories. In June 2009 he moved...

The Mystiques 

The Mystiques 

The Mystiques: Fanny Starchild & Vegari Cendar Paint a picture of the ultimate meeting of Earth and Sky, where oasis rhythms and melodies are woven around Harp Bass and Percussion in an Evocative blend of music that is engagingly hypnotic, seductive, energetic and...